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JOHN STANARD, OF NEVARK, NEV JERSEY.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters'Patent No. 455,891, dated July 14,1891.

Application led September 23, 1890. Serial No. 365 ,895. (No model.)`

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN STANARD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Refrigerators; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others 'skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in refrigeratorsgand it consistsin certain novel arrangements and combinations of parts, as will behereinafter more fully described, yand finally embodied in the clausesof the claim.

In the accompanying two sheets of drawings, in which similar letters ofreference are employedto indicate corresponding parts in each of theseveral views, Figure l is afront elevation of my refrigerator, and Fig.2 is a vertical section of the same. Figs. 3 and 4 are cross-sectionstaken on lines y and fr, 'respectively, in Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is a topview of the same. y

In said views, aV indicates the body portion of the refrigerator, which,as will be seen from Figs. 2, 3, and 4l, is divided on one side intocompartments or chambers a and CL2. The chamber a" is provided with anynumber of shelves of any desirable construction, and directly beneaththis chamber is arranged the ice-chamber a2, while below the same is asmaller chamber or space a3 adapted to catch the drip from the ice,having an inclined bottom a4, provided with an outlet-pipe c5 in thebottom thereof. Said chambers are formed by partitions or dividing wallsa and a?, having perforations 0,8 therein, one of said partitions, asa7, forming a passage or duct a, for the cold air from the ice-chamber.To the left of said chamber, as shown in Fig. 2, is a small chamber b,separated by a partition or wall b from a chamber c formed above cham;

duct communicates with chamber b by meansA of perforations b2 and withchamber c by means of perfor-ations c3, as shown.

Within the chamber c is arranged a waterreceptacle d, preferably ofearthenware, having a faucet CZ', and a filter-cradle d2, provided withcharcoal-dust and fine gravel or other filtering material. A door (Z3 isplaced in the top of the body portion, which can be opened for pouringwater in thereceptacle d and for ren-loving the latter from chamber c,if desirable.

As will be seen from Figs. 2 and 4, the icechamber (t2 has a hinged dooram, andin front of the same in the front side of the refrigerator is adoor all. Chamber a is provided with a suitable door (L12, and chamber?)with a door b3. The chamber cf is adapted for use for bottles-such aswine or liquor bottles-over which the drip passes, keeping themperfectly cool. It will be seen that the doorv @12 can be opened at anytime to remove the bottles without necessitating the opening of theicechamber, and thereby losing the effect from the cold air. n

The'advantages of the cold-air ducts and perforations will be evident,as thereby a constant circulation of air is maintained through theseveral chambers, and the water for drinking purposes in the receptacled is always kept cool.

The compartments a and b are intended more especially for the receptionof articles of food.

As will be seen from Fig. 4, the lower side of the chamber d2 isprovided with a grated bottom made up of peculiar-shaped bars e, whichbars are narrower at the top than at the bottom. Consequently the spaceintervening between any two bars at the bottom is much smaller than thespace between the same bars at the top. Hence when a large cake of iceis forcibly. placed upon the bars e forming the icegrate and pieces ofice suliiciently large to break the glass bottles placed beneath thegrate should become detached, said pieces will be retained between thebars, and there is no danger of accidentally breaking any of thebottles.

Of course it will be understood that the arrangement ofthe chambers ctand a2 may be reversed, the ice-chamber being placed above and adrip-tube extending down through duct ce" leading out from the bottom ofthe refrig` TOO eratot. The other chambers may also be dit' ratedtherefrom by a partition 7J', and a'J wetterA ferentiy arranged, ifdesirable. cooler CZ in said chamber c', provided with a Having thusdescribed my invention, whetI faucet d', as and for the purposes setforth. I claim is- In testimony that I claim the invention set 15 5 In arefrigerator, the combination, with the forth above I have hereunto setmy hand this ice-chamber a2, provided with an ice-grate 20th day ofSeptember, 1890.

made up of bars e as set fortlnand a door for 1 Said chamber, pivoted atthe bottom, of a JOHN SrlANARD' Witnesses:

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ohzunber b, separated from the ice-chamber by 1o a partition ab, havingperforations a8, ai channber c, directly above said chamber b and sepa-

